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TIL Morphine is named after Morpheus, the Greek god associated with sleep, dreams and nightmares

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8eKW8 TIL that Snoop Dogg employs a full-time blunt roller, paying them more than $50,000 a year to ensure a constant supply of perfectly crafted cannabis cigars.
OoKnY TIL that trains on the Mauritania Railway are up to 3 km (1.9 mi) long, making them one of the longest and heaviest in the world. 200 to 210 cars are used to transport iron ore, though passengers are also occasionally transported.
Brmd TIL Hummingbirds are continuously hours away from starving to death, and are able to store just enough energy to survive overnight.
69kl TIL there is an Iraqi version of “Punk’d” where they plant fake bombs in celebrity’s cars.
1GY4 TIL that according to 2007 research, seahorses are “promiscuous, flighty, and more than a little bit gay.” Seahorses will flirt with as many as 25 potential partners in a day, and about 37% of seahorse sexual encounters are same-sex acts.